Boys' name · since 1914

Arcadio

Arcadio has 1,125 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,762 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,782 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,125
born since 1914
1970s
peak decade

Yes -- Arcadio is the #10782 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,125 recorded since 1914.

Social Security Administration records show Arcadio recorded 1,125 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #10782 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.

  • #4,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #10,782 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,125 born since 1914
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arcadio ranks #4,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,782 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,125 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.

#4,762 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#10,782 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,125
born since 1914
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%22.5%
Arcadio vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Arcadio's 1,125 recorded births place it above 89.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Arcadio compares

1,125 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Arcadio's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Arcadio Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,125 369 358,536
Peak-year births 24 34 22,252

Arcadio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Arcadio's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Arcadio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
24
Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
0510152025 191419291945195919731987200120172025 6

Arcadio by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (144 births, 13% of the file).

1970s was Arcadio's strongest decade.

144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Arcadio births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 144 births (13% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Arcadio compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Arcadio's total volume

Arcadio vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 9.9%-26, 6.8%-27, 6.8%-48, 5.7%-51, 2.8%-56, 6.1%-32, 4.9%-114, 2.4%-113, 20.9%-37, 9%-111, 2.3%-26, 11.2%-37, 10.6%-53, 4.9%-44, 7.4%Arcadio-112, 2.1%Arcadio
Arcadio vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Arcadio by state

Where Arcadio concentrates geographically, total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Arcadio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
164 14.6%
#2 California
104 9.2%
#3 New York
36 3.2%
#4 Arizona
5 0.4%
Texas share of Arcadio's total US births 14.6%
Even split

164 of 1,125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arcadio? ▼
1,125 babies have been named Arcadio since 1914. All-time, it sits at #4,762 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,782 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 24 births.
Where does Arcadio sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arcadio ranks #4,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,782 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arcadio most popular? ▼
Arcadio was most popular in the 1970s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Arcadio most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Arcadio are Texas (164 births), California (104 births), New York (36 births).
How long has the name Arcadio been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Arcadio since 1914 -- 112 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Arcadio? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Archie, Archer, Archibald, Arch, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Arcadio's data

  • Arcadio's decade-level peak was the 1970s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Arcadios (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Arcadio

Nearby Names Like Arcadio

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arcadio

Archie Boy
#301 56,244 births
Archer Boy
#98 31,391 births
Archibald Boy
#1145 3,985 births
Arch Boy
#2765 2,572 births
Arcangel Boy
#8077 252 births

Compare Arcadio side by side: Arcadio vs Archie Arcadio vs Archer Arcadio vs Archibald

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Arcadio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arcadio draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.